Martinsburg daily gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1887-1887, 1887-03-31
BANQUET At DELMONICO'S.
THE BETA THEA ri FRATERNITY HON.
oRlNG EX-GOVERNOR HoADLY.

Covers Laid for One Hundred and Fifty
Guests-The Distinguished People Pres
ent-sIr. HoadIey's Brief Address-Other
speeches-seyeraI Letters Of Regret.
New YoRK, March 30.-A banquet in
honor of Ex-Governor Hoadly, Of Ohio, who
recently became citizen Of New York and
IS engaged in the practice Of law in this city,
was given at Delmonicos last night by the
resident members of Beta Theta ri fraternity
Covers were set for $50 guests. Mr. John 1.
CovingtoI presided At his right sat the
guest Of the evening. Among others at the
guests table were Gen. Roger A. Pryar, ex-
Governor Lem Albeit, OF New Jersey, ex-
Senator j. E. Mcdonald, of Indiana, Hon.
Joan S. Wise, of Virginia, Professor T. Fl.
Price, J. S. Tunison, Rev. James T. Ramsey,
Wi1loughby n Smith, OF Baltimore, Charles
j. Seaman, Of Cleveland, Professor j. S.
Newberry, Edgar II. johnson, law partner
of Nc. Hoadiy, and Dr. Theopholis Pdfria.
Among the members of tne fraternity
present, representing about thirty college S
in the United States, were: W. r. RAY
mond Baird, James I. Brown, A. " Dab
ney, ]. Watson, u. Y. Beach, William r.
Pryor, B. F. Taylor, of Nashville, Murat
I'll .lstead, of Cinema ari; James NJ Clarke, OF
Washington, Pa; William G. Hawkins, Of
Taunton, Mass Robert H. Cushman, of
Monsoon, Mass; L. f. Judson, Jr., OF Paines-
vile, o.: Homer Gard, of Hamilton, o.
David O. Walton, o. Louisville, and Hobert
A. Hare, of Pniade.ph a.
After the cloth had BEEN removed the
chairman, in speaking 10 the toast, s.Our
Guest, said: We are here tonight to well
come TO New YORK one WAC has commanded
the admiration Of his. fellow citizens, tae APP
probation Of his professional brethren and
the hearts OF tls brothers of his college fra
ternIty. For .1rty years our brother has
helped to extend the principles of warn per-
sonal friendship, that have their birth III the
enthusiastic and unsetfish appreciat On or
college mates. Our b. other was one of the
early members of the Beta chapter of our
fraternity at Western Reserve, and was as
sociate founder OF the chapter or Harvard
university. He was president OF the con
vention in 1871 and orator-elect of the co :
yention OF 1856. !" The chairman then intro
duced Ex-Governor Hoadly, who was greeted
with loud and continued applause.
Mr.. ,Hoadly said that wben banquet was
proposed to'be given in his homo, he was
undecided whether to accept or not, but
he looked back for over forty years he
Thought he had right to accept as a repre-
sentative of Beta Theta ri. He had bee.
allowed to associate with many giants, one
of the greatest OF them all was here tonight
and sits by his side, one vino led a division
and left leg at Fort Hudson, Gen Paine.
He was, and always would be, an actiye
member of Beta Theta ri. He dill not agree
with Dr. McCosh about college associations.
In his opinion they met for soclability If
others met for the purpose of getting dfun.i,
they had better go into d. K. L. Applause. i
He believed in college fraternity, and the
boys will have it, and the love and friend
ship he had spent in Beta Theta ri would be
more joyful by the memories of the acquain-
tances of his youth. GCheera]
Ex-Governor Albeit of New Jersey said
he could not understand how Governor
Hoadly kept away from New York so long
Now that he was here though, he had their
hearty welcome.
Gen. Roger A. Pryor spoke to the toast of
'eThe bar OF the city of New York extends to
Governor Hoadly cordial welcome
Speeches were also made by Hon. John S.
Wise Of Virginia, Hon. Joseph E. Mcdonald
and others.
Letters of regret were received from Hon
William H. West, of Ohio; George p. Ran
ney, of Florida; Prof. Andrew f. West, of
Princeton coleg4; Judge Charles Beck with,
OF Buffalo; Hon. Stephen Barclay, of ST.
Louis; Hon. Stanley Matthews and Hon.
John NJ. Harlon of the United States su-
preme court; Chief Justice Mercer, of Penn
sylvania and others.